Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-29
THE WESTERN STATES.

JACOB +. sTUDEBAKER, OF the carriage man.
ufacturing firm OF Studebaker Brothers, died
in Chicago OF peritonitis.
AN Omaha dispatch announces the death OF
s. p. Rounds, President Of the Omaha Re-
publican Company. He was at first attacked
with pneumonia followed by pleurisy, but
had 80 far recovered as 10 be considered out
Of danger, when he was seized with heart
trouble, an old affection, which was the direct
cause Of his death.
Sterling Parker Hounds was a native OF Yer
mont and was born In June, 1924 He learned
the printers trade in Buffalo after which he
went to Racine, Wis.,, whore he started weekly
paper. He was married in Racine Dec. 8. 1850,
and has three sons and two daughters living.
One daughter Is the wife OF o. H. Rothaker. the
journalist. After his marriage Mr.. Rounds re-
moved to Milwaukee and started the Netos
Chicago and opened a large Job printing
ONCE on State street, In company with James
J. Langdon. They were burned out by the IRE.
but opened an Office soon after on Monroe
street. where they continued business until
their failure five years later. In 1882 Mr..
Rounds was appointed public printer by Presi-
coming of the present administration. year
ago in September he bought the Omaha Repub-
lean, and has lived there since. His father is
still living at Eureka, Wis. He has a brother
In Milwaukee and a sister at Aurora, Ill.
HE last spike was driven IN the construc-
tion Of the California d Oregon railroad,
which is completed TO Ashland, Oregon. It
had been building twenty-on years.
The brewers at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have
been given until March to dispose OF the
stocks they have on hand, upon their prom
Using to close after that date.
NEWTON VoRCE the notorious desperate
and murderer has been captured alive by Off
GERS OF the law, says Denver telegram.
He had taken refuge in n dug out twelve
miles from Deer Trail. He was discovered by
of his sheep herders named Lathrop. Vorce
induced the latter TO stay with him, and sent
hat, and the shorif's party killed him
They soon discovered their mistake, and
on Sunday Under ,Sheriff Chivington
deputies. After reaching the ranch they set
about driving the outlaw from his hiding
place. A small haystack near the dug-out
giant powder were placed in the roof of tho dug
out where the flames would ignite them On the
roof was a mass OF brush poles and hay Then
the Sherihs party withdrew TO await develop
ments. After the stack had burned Vorce
called out that he was ready to surrender. He
was told to disarm himself and throw up his
hands and come out This he did. and two men
hastily entered the dug-out, secured his weap-
ons and hurried away just in time to escape
the explosion, which tore the dug-out to
pieces.
The recent cold snap caused much suffer
ing at many points in Kansas, where the sup
ply Of fuel is almost exhausted A Leaven-
worth dispatch says the demands on the mines
are far greater than can be filled, and messages
como in hourly demanding and appealing for
fuel Similar reports come from Parsons and
Topeka. Farmers are burning corn, furni-
ture, and parts Of their houses to keep from
freezing. Great distress is reported ftom
Mead and Clark counties, where several per-
SONS have been frozsn 10 death. AT DigLton
mother and three children sought re %ie
in a neighbours and were frozen to death vi